Spring-anchoring means



Nov, 15, 1927. 1,649,227

D. HANAUER SPRING ANCHORING MEANS File d Feb. 9. 1927 the kind under consideration, so as to insure Figs. 1 and 2, the crimped portions 5 form- 1 tages, reference may be had to the followa wedging action that will loosen the fas- Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

nanwm HANAUER, or LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB T0 KINNEY nomn COMPANY,

A oonronarron or ILLINoIs.

SPRING-ANCHORING MEANS.

Application filed February 9: 1927. Serial No. 166,868.

In spring cushions as, for example, bed the securing arms before it has been wrapped springs, made up of numerous spiral springs around the parts to be fastened together. arranged side by side, it is customary to sur- Referring to the drawing, 1 represents the round the entire structure with a frame in. upper coil of a spiral spring, and 2 a frag- 5 the form of a light rod lying approximately ment of the frame that surrounds the strucin the plane of the uppermost coils or turns ture composed of a group of such-springs arof the springs. In some constructions the ranged parallel with each other and their springs are tied to the frame by means of tie upper coils lying in the same plane. A secwires extending along the frame and having tion of the coil 1 lies upon the frame mem- 10 loop-like arms formed at intervals, these her and the spring and the frame are fasarms being wrapped around the frame and tened together by means of a tie wire 3 that an adjacent portion of each spring. It is may extend along the entire length of the customary to lay the upper coil of each frame member on one side of the structure. spring upon the adjacent portion of the The tie wire is bent at intervals to form lat- 15 frame and therefore, when t e construction erally-extending U-shaped arms 4, as shown is in use and the springs are pressed down, in Fig. 3. In accordance with my invention, there is a tendency to pull the springs in- I crimp each of the arms, as indicated at wardly and downwardly away from the 5, 5 near the closed end of the latterso as to frame; that part of a spring that is engaged provide the arm, on what may be termed its 20 by the tie wire Wedging itself between the underside, withtwo concave seats spaced encircling arm of the latter and the frame equal distances apart from the body portion and producing a looseness in the connection. of the wire.

Consequently, after a spring structure of this In assembling a spring structure, the tie kind has been in use for some time, the frame mm is laid along the frame member, underis apt to be loose and it may lie at points on neath the upper coils of the springs adjacent top of the upper coils of the springs instead to said member, with an arm projecting upof below them. wardly through each spring. This arm is The object of the present invention is to then wrapped around the overlying sections improve the tie wire in spring structures of of the frame and the spring as shown in that there can be no slipping of the coils of ing seats to receive the wire of the spring, so so the springs relatively to the frame and no that the remainder of the wire of each arm tendency to pry loose the fastenings between may fit closely against the frame member.

the springs and the frame. Any pull on the spring or on the frame,

35 The various features of novelty whereby tending to separate the two, therefore promy invention is characterized will hereinduccs a direct thrust against the wire enafter he pointed out with particularity in circling the overlying portions thereof and the claim; but, for a full understanding of does not tend to draw the wire of the spring my invention and of its objects and advaninto a wedge shaped space and thus produce ing detailed description taken in connection llingwith the accompanying drawing. wherein: While I have illustrated and described Figure 1 is a topplan view of a fragment with particularity only a single preferred of a spring structure embodying my invenform of my invention, I do not desire to be 45 tion, showing one spring, a fragment of the limited to the exact structural details thus frame, and a piece of the tie wire; Fig. 2 is illustrated and described; but intend to cover a section taken approximately on line 2--2 all forms and arrangements which come or Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view within the definitions of my invention conof a fragment of the tie wire, showing one of stituting the appended claim.

I claim: of the ring overlying the same, the members In combination, a frame member, a ring of said'arm being crimped to fit upon said 10 lying at one side upon said frame member, a portion of the ring and permit the remainder tie wire underlying the ring and extending of the arm to lie against the frame member. 5 arallel with said frame member, said wire In testimony whereof, I sign this specifiiiaving a portion in the form of a U-shaped cation. arm bent upwardly through the ring and encircling the frame member and that portion DARWIN HANAUER. 

